Amy Butler's In Stitches: More Than 25 Simple and Stylish Sewing Projects by Amy Butler Page B
Authors: Amy Butler
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60″-wide) coordinating sturdy cotton fabric for the outer center panel
• 1 1 / 2 yards (44″- or 60″-wide) 10 oz. cotton canvas for the interfacing
• 1 / 2 yard (22″-wide) Timtex * or other extra-heavy interfacing
* See page 172 for an explanation of Timtex .
OTHER SUPPLIES
• Coordinating thread
• Scissors
• Yardstick or ruler
• Chalk pencil or fabric marker
• Straight pins
• Large safety pin
• Masking tape
• Small buttons for the end of the drawstring (optional)
• Hand sewing needle
NOTES
• All seams are 1 / 2 ″ unless otherwise stated. (The 1 / 2 ″ seam allowance is included in all pattern pieces and cutting measurements.)
• Preshrink your fabric by washing, drying, and pressing it before starting your project. To wash Timtex after completing your project, machine wash warm, then reshape your project and air dry. Your project will press back into shape with a steam iron. Once you steam the project, support it with wadded-up tissue paper or a folded towel while air drying in order to keep the shape that you want.
Step 1. Cut out all pieces from the fabric.
a. First, cut out the bottom panel pattern piece provided in the pocket at the front of this book.
b. Next, lay the main fabric on a hard, flat surface. Fold the fabric in half, Right sides together, matching the selvage edges * , and gently press the fold.
* See page 171 for an explanation of a selvage edge.
c. Now, referring to FIGURE 1C , using your yardstick and chalk pencil to measure and mark the measurements in steps 1e, 1f, and 1g directly on the Wrong side of the fabric. You will be marking the measurements on the fold of the fabric so when you cut out each panel and open it up you will have one full-size panel.
d. As you mark the measurements for each panel, take a piece of masking tape and place it onto the Wrong side of each panel. Mark the name of the panel on the tape to identify each of your pieces.
e. Using your scissors, cut out each panel following the marked lines.
FROM THE MAIN FABRIC:
• Cut 2 panels (top and bottom): 11″ wide × 42″ long
• Cut 1 lining panel: 31″ wide × 42″ long
• Cut 2 bottom panels: Use the pattern piece provided in the pocket at the front of this book.
f. Open up the remaining piece of fabric. Working with a single layer of the fabric, measuring on the lengthwise grain * (parallel to the selvage edges), measure and mark the following dimensions directly onto the Wrong side ofyour fabric, using a yardstick and a chalk pencil. Then, using your scissors, cut out each panel following the marked lines.
• Cut 1 strap: 10″ wide × 32″ long
• Cut 2 drawstrings: 3″ wide × 30″ long
* See page 171 for an explanation of the lengthwise grain.
g. Following the instructions in steps 1b through 1e (except for the canvas and interfacing bottom panels), measure, mark, and cut the following:
FROM THE FABRIC FOR THE OUTER CENTER PANEL
• Cut 1 panel: 11″ wide × 42″ long
FROM THE CANVAS
• Cut 1 panel: 31″ wide × 42″ long
• Cut 1 bottom panel: Use the pattern piece provided in the pocket at the front of this book. (Cut a single layer.)
FROM THE TIMTEX
• Cut 1 bottom panel: Use the pattern piece provided in the pocket at the front of this book. (Cut a single layer.)
Step 2. Stitch the outer panel.
a. First, place one 11″ × 42″ main fabric panel and the 11″ × 42″ center panel with Right sides together, matching the long raw edges. Pin one long raw edge, and stitch a 1 / 2 ″ seam along the raw edge, backstitching at each end. Press the seam open.
b. Now, place the second 11″ × 42″ main fabric panel along the opposite long raw edge of the center panel, with the Right sides together, and matching the raw edges. Pin in place and stitch along the long raw edges with a 1 / 2 ″ seam, backstitching at each end of the seam. Press the seam open.
c. Then, place the 31″ × 42″ canvas panel on the Wrong side of the outer
• 1 1 / 2 yards (44″- or 60″-wide) 10 oz. cotton canvas for the interfacing
• 1 / 2 yard (22″-wide) Timtex * or other extra-heavy interfacing
* See page 172 for an explanation of Timtex .
OTHER SUPPLIES
• Coordinating thread
• Scissors
• Yardstick or ruler
• Chalk pencil or fabric marker
• Straight pins
• Large safety pin
• Masking tape
• Small buttons for the end of the drawstring (optional)
• Hand sewing needle
NOTES
• All seams are 1 / 2 ″ unless otherwise stated. (The 1 / 2 ″ seam allowance is included in all pattern pieces and cutting measurements.)
• Preshrink your fabric by washing, drying, and pressing it before starting your project. To wash Timtex after completing your project, machine wash warm, then reshape your project and air dry. Your project will press back into shape with a steam iron. Once you steam the project, support it with wadded-up tissue paper or a folded towel while air drying in order to keep the shape that you want.
Step 1. Cut out all pieces from the fabric.
a. First, cut out the bottom panel pattern piece provided in the pocket at the front of this book.
b. Next, lay the main fabric on a hard, flat surface. Fold the fabric in half, Right sides together, matching the selvage edges * , and gently press the fold.
* See page 171 for an explanation of a selvage edge.
c. Now, referring to FIGURE 1C , using your yardstick and chalk pencil to measure and mark the measurements in steps 1e, 1f, and 1g directly on the Wrong side of the fabric. You will be marking the measurements on the fold of the fabric so when you cut out each panel and open it up you will have one full-size panel.
d. As you mark the measurements for each panel, take a piece of masking tape and place it onto the Wrong side of each panel. Mark the name of the panel on the tape to identify each of your pieces.
e. Using your scissors, cut out each panel following the marked lines.
FROM THE MAIN FABRIC:
• Cut 2 panels (top and bottom): 11″ wide × 42″ long
• Cut 1 lining panel: 31″ wide × 42″ long
• Cut 2 bottom panels: Use the pattern piece provided in the pocket at the front of this book.
f. Open up the remaining piece of fabric. Working with a single layer of the fabric, measuring on the lengthwise grain * (parallel to the selvage edges), measure and mark the following dimensions directly onto the Wrong side ofyour fabric, using a yardstick and a chalk pencil. Then, using your scissors, cut out each panel following the marked lines.
• Cut 1 strap: 10″ wide × 32″ long
• Cut 2 drawstrings: 3″ wide × 30″ long
* See page 171 for an explanation of the lengthwise grain.
g. Following the instructions in steps 1b through 1e (except for the canvas and interfacing bottom panels), measure, mark, and cut the following:
FROM THE FABRIC FOR THE OUTER CENTER PANEL
• Cut 1 panel: 11″ wide × 42″ long
FROM THE CANVAS
• Cut 1 panel: 31″ wide × 42″ long
• Cut 1 bottom panel: Use the pattern piece provided in the pocket at the front of this book. (Cut a single layer.)
FROM THE TIMTEX
• Cut 1 bottom panel: Use the pattern piece provided in the pocket at the front of this book. (Cut a single layer.)
Step 2. Stitch the outer panel.
a. First, place one 11″ × 42″ main fabric panel and the 11″ × 42″ center panel with Right sides together, matching the long raw edges. Pin one long raw edge, and stitch a 1 / 2 ″ seam along the raw edge, backstitching at each end. Press the seam open.
b. Now, place the second 11″ × 42″ main fabric panel along the opposite long raw edge of the center panel, with the Right sides together, and matching the raw edges. Pin in place and stitch along the long raw edges with a 1 / 2 ″ seam, backstitching at each end of the seam. Press the seam open.
c. Then, place the 31″ × 42″ canvas panel on the Wrong side of the outer
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